Comments on: Your Monday Afternoon Power Rankingshttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/12/your-monday-afternoon-power-rankings-11/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:21:23 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: The Rabbithttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/12/your-monday-afternoon-power-rankings-11/comment-page-1/#comment-59086
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:38:23 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=7396#comment-59086I follow the world because of my fantasy baseball addiction.
Cleveland (surprise!) is actually scoring runs against some reasonably good pitching. If it had pitching of its own and the kids continue to hit, the team could be a spoiler this year. Not as a much fun as a contender for its fans but there could be some good games to watch.
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:18:37 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=7396#comment-59085Hmmm. At the half-way point, I would guess the White Sox have pretty definitively answered your major question about them back in the Spring. They’re tied for fifth in the league in HRs. I guess not having Thome or Dye hasn’t hurt them all that much, huh? But I’ll give credit where it’s due. I agree with your assessment of Teahen and your prediction that at least one of the three – Pierre, Rios, or Jones – would be a bust. It’s Jones, at least to this point.
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:18:25 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=7396#comment-59084You’ve ranked my Pirates too highly.
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:50:25 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=7396#comment-59083Seeing the Padres ranked #5 gives me a nervous twitch.. How come every game I attend, they still seem to lose 1-0? Oh well.. The bars are fun.
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:49:29 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=7396#comment-59082Vis a vis the Mets, I agree but not for quite the same reasons. I think that it’s possible the rotation – a resurgent Johan, a steady Niese, and the mythical new pitcher from elsewhere – will be fine and that Parnell and a reassigned Takahashi will help the pen. And I can’t help but notice you don’t have much faith in the Phillies right now, either.
No, my concern is with the hitting. Reyes is hurting again, Bay is in a deep slump, and the bench has been anemic. Johan still gets no run support.
I am optimistic that the Mets will continue to play well and contend. And also that if they don’t make the playoffs, it’s not due to another epic collapse. But at the moment, I would say the Mets will come up short in both a tough division and a tough league.
Still, after the misery that was April, I will take where they are now and will look to the future with Davis, Tejada, Thole, et al.
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